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New Jersey Drone Saga & East Palestine Settlement | Afternoon Update | 1.28.25
Tue, 28 Jan 2025
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I'm Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley with Georgia Howe. It's Tuesday, January 28th, and this is your Morning Wire Afternoon Update.
The first White House press briefing was held today and covered a wide range of topics. Among them, the Trump administration welcoming new media to the briefing, ICE deportation efforts, and the freezing of federal grants. Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt also had an announcement on the New Jersey drone saga.
Daily Wire White House correspondent Mary Margaret Olihan was there in the room and is here now with some highlights.
Speaking to a jam-packed and energized press room, Levitt began by noting the amount of busts made by ICE in just the first week of Trump's administration, and then pivoted to news directly from the president regarding the New Jersey drone saga.
The drones that were flying over New Jersey in large numbers were authorized to be flown by the FAA for research and various other reasons. Many of these drones were also hobbyists, recreational, and private individuals that enjoy flying drones. In time, it got worse due to curiosity. This was not the enemy.
Levitt also announced some big briefing room changes, announcing that independent journalists, podcasters, new media and social media influencers will now have a seat in the Brady briefing room. The new press secretary said the Trump administration is adapting to the new media landscape as traditional media faces record low trust levels.
Trump put a freeze on federal loans and grants today, halting trillions of taxpayer dollars from pouring into various financial assistance programs. No funds will be withheld from Social Security, Medicare, and other select programs, but the rest are paused indefinitely. The order is effective 5 p.m. Eastern today.
The Office of Management and Budget will review all the pending programs and is expected to find itself in a showdown with lawmakers over the freeze. We'll have more on Trump's sweeping order in tomorrow's episode.
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